The Doctor and the MSC crew join forces with the Daleks to mine the parrinium, only to come under attack from the Exxilons.The Doctor and the MSC crew join forces with the Daleks to mine the parrinium, only to come under attack from the Exxilons.The Doctor and the MSC crew join forces with the Daleks to mine the parrinium, only to come under attack from the Exxilons.
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Michael Wisher
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- (voice)
John Scott Martin
- Dalek Operator
- (as John Scott-Martin)
Murphy Grumbar
- Dalek Operator
- (as Murphy Grunbar)
Leslie Bates
- Exxilon
- (uncredited)
Bob Blaine
- Exxilon
- (uncredited)
Derek Chafer
- Exxilon
- (uncredited)
Terrance Denville
- Exxilon
- (uncredited)
Steve Ismay
- Exxilon
- (uncredited)
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- Terry Nation
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
- Donald Wilson(uncredited)
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- TriviaThis episode was watched by 9.5 million viewers on its original transmission.
- GoofsThe power drain coming from the Exxilon city prevents the Daleks from firing their laser weapons, and yet they are still able to move. The Doctor makes a remark about the Daleks using the power of their minds to move, but this is a lame explanation and was only scripted in order to enable the Daleks to be in the story at all.
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[whirring noise]
Sarah Jane Smith: That sounded awfully close.
The Doctor: Yes. Some sort of subterranean wind effect, I should think.
[They take two more steps, then hear the noise again and stop]
Sarah Jane Smith: Who are you kidding?
The Doctor: Myself, chiefly.
Sarah Jane Smith: Hmm?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Daleks! Conquer and Destroy (2010)
Featured review
Daleks with a difference.
Review of all 4 episodes:
This adventure has the Daleks in a bit of a different kind of story to usual. The TARDIS is stranded on a planet with all its power drained. The Doctor and Sarah Jane venture out onto the planet and come under attack from natives of the planet called Exxilons. They also find a small group of humans who are similarly stranded and powerless. The end of the first episode has a great cliffhanger as another ship arrives and as The Doctor and the humans gather to meet the ship's occupants, thinking it will be a rescue party they are faced with Daleks. A pity the title gives away their presence but the cliffhanger scene is done brilliantly.
Instead of being the usual invaders or destroyers, in this story the Daleks are also stranded on the planet with their ship and all their weapons drained of power. They have to agree a truce with the humans and work together to try to find a way to overcome their power loss and escape from the planet. Of course the Daleks evil intent is ever present and they quickly try to gain the upper hand. Really great that writer Terry Nation has brought something fresh to a Dalek story.
This adventure has credible, well acted human characters, great performances from Pertwee and Elisabeth Sladen in the lead roles (with Sarah Jane again proving to be a gutsy companion instead of a damsel in distress like some companions) and interesting use of the Daleks. The Exxilons are good background characters with nice, effective costume/make up and a friendly Exxilon provides an endearing alien character with a little depth. There is plenty of action and thrills. The 'roots' of the city are an interesting idea and very well realised as robotic tentacles.
The production values are generally good and the music is mostly really nicely done. The plot is strong and the dialogue is mostly excellent. All the acting is excellent and effects are as good as anyone could expect for this era.
The final part is a little less brilliant in my opinion compared to the preceding episodes as the quest through the city does not really excite me, struggling to find imaginative puzzles/obstacles for them to face but it is still fun and has great elements with Sarah Jane's efforts to rescue the medical supplies and the climactic scenes of the city decaying. Also, after the great cliffhanger to episode 1 the 'cliffhanger' to episode 3 is pretty lame I suppose but the rest of that episode is absolutely great and thoroughly absorbing. Any flaws in this serial are minor and all in all this is an excellent Dalek story and an excellent sci-fi adventure.
My ratings: Parts 1 & 2 - 9.5/10, Part 3 - 10/10, Part 4 - 8.5/10. Overall - 9.38/10.
This adventure has the Daleks in a bit of a different kind of story to usual. The TARDIS is stranded on a planet with all its power drained. The Doctor and Sarah Jane venture out onto the planet and come under attack from natives of the planet called Exxilons. They also find a small group of humans who are similarly stranded and powerless. The end of the first episode has a great cliffhanger as another ship arrives and as The Doctor and the humans gather to meet the ship's occupants, thinking it will be a rescue party they are faced with Daleks. A pity the title gives away their presence but the cliffhanger scene is done brilliantly.
Instead of being the usual invaders or destroyers, in this story the Daleks are also stranded on the planet with their ship and all their weapons drained of power. They have to agree a truce with the humans and work together to try to find a way to overcome their power loss and escape from the planet. Of course the Daleks evil intent is ever present and they quickly try to gain the upper hand. Really great that writer Terry Nation has brought something fresh to a Dalek story.
This adventure has credible, well acted human characters, great performances from Pertwee and Elisabeth Sladen in the lead roles (with Sarah Jane again proving to be a gutsy companion instead of a damsel in distress like some companions) and interesting use of the Daleks. The Exxilons are good background characters with nice, effective costume/make up and a friendly Exxilon provides an endearing alien character with a little depth. There is plenty of action and thrills. The 'roots' of the city are an interesting idea and very well realised as robotic tentacles.
The production values are generally good and the music is mostly really nicely done. The plot is strong and the dialogue is mostly excellent. All the acting is excellent and effects are as good as anyone could expect for this era.
The final part is a little less brilliant in my opinion compared to the preceding episodes as the quest through the city does not really excite me, struggling to find imaginative puzzles/obstacles for them to face but it is still fun and has great elements with Sarah Jane's efforts to rescue the medical supplies and the climactic scenes of the city decaying. Also, after the great cliffhanger to episode 1 the 'cliffhanger' to episode 3 is pretty lame I suppose but the rest of that episode is absolutely great and thoroughly absorbing. Any flaws in this serial are minor and all in all this is an excellent Dalek story and an excellent sci-fi adventure.
My ratings: Parts 1 & 2 - 9.5/10, Part 3 - 10/10, Part 4 - 8.5/10. Overall - 9.38/10.
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